Not the most known British pop artist, but with a huge register and prosperous background. Member of and writer for a number of bands in the sixties and seventies - most known Unit 4+2, Roulettes and Argent. He has also collaborated with a long line of artists through the years - Adam Faith, Colin Blunstone and Roger Daltrey to name a few - and provided a large number of hits for other groups and soloists like Three Dog Night, Hot Chocolate, America, Santana, Rainbow, Kiss, Elkie Brooks, Agneta Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. This was his first solo album after leaving Argent 1974. Five ballads and five up-tempo - all self-penned. Any of them could have been on any Argent album. Maybe not with the exact same backing, but the composing and vocals matches. I like the ballads best on this. He does his own version of the hit he wrote and produced for Colin Blunstone - "I Don't Belive In Miracles" - and it's almost as good as CB:s. "Fly Away" could have been on Argent's sadly underrated debute. "Venus (Shine Your Light)" and "You Can Count On Me" are soft melodic ballads and his bright, soft vocals really nails them. I believe this would do it for most music lovers, but for Argent fans it's an obligatory. Early US on Epic (KE 33252). Japan CD issue 1988 (ESCA 5301). Premiere UK had label as shown here, thin matt cover and lyric inner. (ZÖZ*)
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